Archive for April, 2007

NLL Divisional Semifinals Showcase Sportexe Synthetic Turf, Four Teams Advance

Seven of eight teams featuring Sportexe synthetic turf systems advanced to the opening round of the National Lacrosse League 2007 Champion’s Cup series last week. Sportexe, the exclusive turf provider for the NLL, was showcased in three of the four divisional semifinal games with Sportexe clients Rochester, Colorado and Calgary playing host.

Continue Reading Add comment April 23rd, 2007

Kixx Downs Ignition, Wins MISL Title

Player coach Don D’Ambra scored two goals to lead the Philadelphia KiXX to their second Major indoor Soccer League Championship with a 13-8 win over the Detroit Ignition at Compuware Arena Saturday.

Continue Reading Add comment April 21st, 2007

Detroit Ignition Hosts MISL Championship on Sportexe Synthetic

The Detroit Ignition will host the Philadelphia KiXX at Compuware Sports Arena in Major Indoor Soccer League’s championship game to be held Saturday, April 21. Compuware Sports Arena, featuring Sportexe synthetic turf systems and regular-season home to the Ignition, is located in Plymouth, Mich.

Continue Reading Add comment April 19th, 2007

Baltimore Venues Could Host Future Soccer Events

Could top-flight soccer make a stop in Baltimore? That’s one of the visions of Paul A. Tiburzi, the chairman of the Camden Yards Sports and Entertainment Commission, which last week led officials from D.C. United and Major League Soccer on tours of M&T Bank Stadium and Oriole Park.

Continue Reading Add comment April 18th, 2007

Sportexe Saves the Day

Conditions weren’t perfect, but from the perspective of three local high school sports teams they were good enough to get the games in. The deluge of rain that has forced the postponement of most high school athletic events in the state the last two days wasn’t enough to keep the Pomperaug High girls lacrosse team or the Woodland and Wilby golf teams from playing Tuesday.

Continue Reading Add comment April 18th, 2007

State Park is a symbol of the revitalization of a once crime-plagued neighborhood

Just a few decades ago, the Taylor Yards was a two-mile-long expanse of railroad tracks where trains were coupled together to connect Los Angeles industry to the rest of the nation.

Continue Reading Add comment April 16th, 2007

University of Vermont Athletic Program Receives Certification From NCAA

The NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics Certification announced today that the University of Vermont has been certified without qualification, as part of the Association’s second cycle of athletics certification. A designation of certified means that an institution operates its athletics program “in substantial conformity with operating principles adopted by the Division I membership.” Vermont sponsors 20 varsity sports (11 for men, 9 for women) in its intercollegiate program.

Continue Reading Add comment April 16th, 2007

South Lyon East High School in Final Stages

The hallways of South Lyon East High School are already filled, seven months before students are to set foot in the building. About 100 workers and equipment fill the corridors as they frantically work to get the school ready for its grand opening in September.

Continue Reading Add comment April 5th, 2007


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